Alternative spelling of behind the eight-ball

plural of ball and socket joint (alternative spelling of ball-and-socket joints).

Alternative spelling of ball-and-socket joint

plural of ball-and-socket joint

A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center.

A pocket billiards game for two players, combining the play of eight-ball (except by shooting object balls into the cue ball instead of the other way round) with the shooting style of carom billiards games.

(idiomatic, baseball, humorous) A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.

(chemistry) A molecular model of a chemical substance, displaying the three-dimensional position of the atoms (as spheres) and the bonds between them (as connecting rods).

(baseball) A fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a runner out without the runner being aware of it.

(food) Synonym of arancino